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Spiritual weightlifting

Spiritual weightlifting

Steve Hearts

One of my favorite forms of exercise is weightlifting. I’m no bodybuilder; I just do it to stay toned and keep in shape. I also find it interesting how akin weightlifting... »

The power of gratitude

The power of gratitude

Iris Richard

In a video clip I watched on YouTube some time ago, one of the participants in a panel was talking about a trying time in her life that had led to serious depression. A f... »

It’s good to be alive!

It’s good to be alive!

Rosane Pereira

When I was 17, I went with friends to spend carnival in the city of Salvador. We rented a very cheap house and slept on the floor like most of the locals. Even though our... »

Live with joy

Live with joy

Elsa S.

As I was skimming headlines on an online news website, I saw this headline: “He’s a Fighter: Guo Youming Won’t Succumb to Rare Disease.” Intrigued, I clicked on the artic... »

The tree

The tree

Marie Alvero

I lived in a village in Tanzania that had a big, old avocado tree that was a local treasure. The tree grew in the middle of town, and its fruit was available to anyone in... »

Multiplied power 

Multiplied power 

Message from Jesus

It is a common reaction for people, when faced with a negative situation, to feel justified in complaining and dwelling on the negative. Others have discovered the power... »

The answer

The answer

Ronan Keane

Have you ever wondered why it seems that some prayers aren’t answered? Have you even ever, like me, wondered why it seems that it’s your prayers, specifically, that aren’... »

The Giovanna solution

The Giovanna solution

Victoria Olivetta

After four years and a 44-hour bus ride, I was finally visiting my daughter and son-in-law and seeing my young granddaughter, Giovanna, for the first time. She had my hea... »

Optimizing prayer

Optimizing prayer

Maria Fontaine

There are many instances when we pray for people and they are healed immediately or within a short time. But we also experience situations where we pray for some very ser... »

Troubleshooting with God

Troubleshooting with God

Li Lian

On my second day on the job, my new supervisor handed me his laptop: “I need you to upgrade this to the latest Web-based operating system.” I was in a foreign country, su... »

Prayer secrets

Prayer secrets

In his book A Year of Living Prayerfully, Jared Brock describes in a humorous but poignant way his journey around the world to discover and explore how different believer... »

Anxiety and the deep blue sea

Anxiety and the deep blue sea

Josie Clark

I grew up around creeks, lakes, and rivers, but when I was sixteen I went to Atlantic City, New Jersey, and saw the ocean for the first time. At the boardwalk the night w... »